July 2010 - Rebecca Sparrow

Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 11th July 2010: the one about France

July 11, 2010

I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to Bastille Day on Wednesday. I know it’s hard to tell from that little photo of me on the…

Borders Garden City, Brisbane — Book signing for Find Your Tribe

July 10, 2010

I cannot believe I’m blogging at 5.19am (I’m in that can’t-sleep-may-as-well-surf-the-net phase of pregnancy). Anyway, I’ll be appearing at Borders Garden City today at 1pm to talk about…

First Sunday Club: Spinal Injuries Association – July 2010

July 10, 2010

They’re a tough audience. Anyone who has ever fronted a room full of teenagers knows that they often bring with them a take-no-prisoners approach. Over the past eight…

Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 27 June 2010: the one about the dangers of email

July 10, 2010

I imagine that God* thinks we’re all pretty thick. It doesn’t matter how many downfalls we witness, we seem to have great difficulty learning the dangers of putting…

Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 20 June 2010: the one about the Mother Mafia

July 10, 2010

This time last week I was in Fiji. It was our first holiday in years. Actually, I lie. Last year we went away for three days but Brad…

Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 13th June 2010: the one about life after 40

July 10, 2010

It was one of those reality TV moments we’ve seen a million times before. Dom, the over-40 Charity CEO had his head in the guillotine following a dud…

First Sunday Club: Karuna – June 2010

July 10, 2010

Before I dive in to this month’s First Sunday Club selection, I wanted to take a moment to thank readers for their generosity so far. You donated thousands…

Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 30 May 2010

July 10, 2010

If someone asked me to define “feminism” when I was a teenager, I think I would’ve started randomly quoting lines from “Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves” that…